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Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School
Posted on January 28, 2014The Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School is a two-day workshop designed to help new and beginning growers learn the ins and outs of producing and […]
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Above- and below-ground grass growth responds to grazing management (Research Brief 91)
Posted onHow is grass productivity above and below ground affected by grazing at different heights or by leaving different residuals after grazing? A study at UW-Madison found no simple answer to this question. Productivity of pasture grasses varies across grazing management strategies and species.
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CIAS Mini-Grants Support Graduate Student Research in Sustainable Agriculture
Posted on December 31, 2013CIAS supports innovative graduate student research addressing the challenges faced by small- and medium-sized farms and food businesses. Awarded annually, our competitive mini-grants aid students as they initiate their research in sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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CIAS Eco-Fruit Program Receives Wisconsin Idea Award
Posted on December 19, 2013Since 2000, the CIAS Eco-Fruit program has been helping growers reduce or eliminate risk from pesticides by using IPM. Participating growers have reduced their pesticide risk by 46 percent and increased their reliance on IPM strategies by 54 percent.
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Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Full Circle
Posted on October 14, 2013Full Circle is an organic farm to table delivery service based in western Washington that grows, sources and distributes fresh produce to West Coast communities on a subscription basis.
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Food System Research Priorities
Posted on September 13, 2013What food systems research should be prioritized over the next five years?
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Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Study: Home Grown Wisconsin Co-op
Posted onHome Grown Wisconsin was a cooperative, multi-farm wholesale and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) food business founded in 1996 in south central Wisconsin. They successfully sold fresh produce to upscale restaurants and CSA customers in the Chicago area for more than 10 years.
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Citizens Advisory Council meets in Athens and Medford
Posted on September 10, 2013The September 2013 CIAS Citizens Advisory Council meeting was hosted by the Tomandl family, who operate grass-based dairy farms near Medford, and Kat Becker and […]
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Using Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Studies in University Classes
Posted onThis instructor guide provides resources for using the Values-Based Food Supply Chain Case Studies in three types of university courses: agricultural and food marketing, cooperatives, and food systems.
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New website: Uncommon Fruit
Posted on September 8, 2013Want to learn more about fruits like aronia, currants, Saskatoon, and even jostaberries? CIAS worked with Dale Secher of Carandale Farm to create a website detailing Secher’s 10 years of on-farm research on uncommon fruit crops.